Helena weekly herald., 1887-04-21
TOWN AND TERRITORY.

Fisk Bros yesterday sold to Thomas
Graham 128 acres of land, situated in the
Missouri bottom, below Bedford. Consid-
Grafton $4,000.
1t now becomes apparent that the
dwelling destroyed by fire last Sunday
night was insured for 81 900. The furni-
ture was likewise covered by an insurance
of $4O0.
-MoDgrain & Bro, have bought out
Nick Kesslers brewery saloon, Main street,
and have reduced the price of beer to five
cents glass. Mr.. Kessler now does an
exclusively wholesale business.
The ticket holders of Mrs. E. 2. W.
Packard's books can now obtain their
books by presenting their tickets at the
bookstore of Calkins & Featherly, No. 104
Broadway, Masonic block, Helena M. T.
Graham and Wiley, the men arrested
for the theft of watch chain, were dis
charged yesterday by Judge English and
witness failing to appear and urge the pro-
ceedings.
The HERALD'S informant upon the fire
Sunday night was mistaken in attributing
its origin to Mr. Carrick's children. Chief
Gibbs, who was first on the scene, says
there was no one in the house when the
fire broke out.
The Irish American Society is forming
an infantry company under the Territorial
militia law out of its own members. Fifty
eight have already signed the rolls. The
city has now two militia companies, cav
airy and infantry.
The suicide of Cornelius Griswold is
attributed to disorder of the mind.
Parties who knew him say he has been
failing mentally for the last year and that
his rash act was doubtless due to a morbid
condition of mind.
e. A. Cralle, civil engineer, has gone
to Drummond to take charge of the con-
struction work on the n. z. branch from
there to Philipsburgh. The line is 26!
miles long and grading work upon it will
commence in a day or two.
w. II. Green & Co, the contractors on
the Helena, Boulder Valley & Butte rail-
road, have secured the contract for con-
structing the Northern Pacific branch line
from Drummond to Philipsburgh. The
grading commences at once.
The Sisters of Charity are taking steps
to erect new academy, the present build
ing being inadequate to the wants of the
growing institution. The new building, it
is said, will be commanding structure
commensurate with the demands of the
city and convent.
-Ne,o NortA- West i: Anaconda is not in
condition of anarchy. Its large popula-
ton of industrious, law-abiding, worthy
people, are going along attending to their
legitimate business, just as the people of
other like well disposed communities do
and will continue to do.
-Chas. Youngquist, the man indicted
for forgery by the last grand jury, was re-
arrested by Deputy Sheriff Walker a few
days ago at Els saw mill, near the Dear
born, and brought into the county Jail.
YOungquist was out on bail and fled
the town last month on the morning set
for his trial. remaining at large ever since.
His bond has been raised to $1,000, and he
will probably remain in Jail until the next
term of court.
The Board of Trade of Fort Benton
has been reorganized. The people have
met en- mdSse, resolved officially upon the
situation and given pledges for united
effort in securing to Fort Benton as much
as possible of the fruits of the boom that
is to electrify Northern Montana this year.
The officers of the new Board of Trade are
w. G.. Conrad, president; Sol Genzberger,
vice president, and David G. Browne, sec
retary and treasurer.
This morning Judge Wade heard a
motion to dissolve temporary restraining
order granted the plaintiff about a week
ago in the case of w. B. Hundley vs.
Henry N. Sykes The order was granted
on the application of Col. Hundley to
prevent Mr.. Sykes from removing fence
that separates their respective ranches in
the valley. There is dispute as to the
proper location of the line fence, and
hence the appeal to the courts. Judge |
Wade will rule upon the matter tomorrow.
Ernest Kranich was placed under a
bond of $500 to-day by Probate Judge |
Clements to keep the peace. Kranich lives |
on Ten Mile, and has much tribulation on |
account of forty acre tract of land, the |
title to which is under dispute. Mrs. |
Fryatt, the woman now occupying the |
premises, had Kranich arrested this morn
ing for threatening to do her and her fam
lily bodily injury. The trouble occurred
last Saturday, and was the outgrowth of
the dispute about the land.
The Boulder Sentinel, in speaking of
the Larson, Keefe & Co. contract on the
Montana Central line to Butte, says: The
price spoken of as allowed sub-contractOrs
or taking out material, j. e., ninety cents
ior solid rock, forty-fve cents for loose
rock, and twelve and half cents for earth,
S low considerably lower than allowed
~ the Helena, Boulder Valley & Butte
'ailway, which the sub-contractors say
caves no margin for champagne.
Placer Mining at York.
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